A118G (43AA, 19AG, 18GG) 80 Taiwan females following abdominal hysterectomy GG had significantly higher postoperative day 1 morphine requirements [104] A118G Caucasians: 66 = AA, 29AG; Africans: 1 ...

This new study from the Turku PET Centre in Finland demonstrates for the first time that listening to favorite music also activates the brain's opioid receptors. The study measured the release of ...

Additionally, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to examine how the density of opioid receptors affects brain activation when listening to music. The results show that favorite ...

Participants with higher opioid receptor density showed stronger brain responses to music, highlighting individual differences in musical enjoyment. These findings explain why music can evoke powerful ...

The cellular census of the rat DVC exhibits many similarities to the mouse but also rat-specific cells including a novel population of leptin receptor and Pdgfra-expressing ... a snRNA-Seq based atlas ...

University of Florida scientists, in collaboration with other institutions, have developed a novel drug compound that targets delta opioid receptors, offering pain relief without the dangerous side ...

The endorphins released when cats sniff catnip work on the opioid receptors. ‘Opioids?’ I hear you say – yes, these are the same receptors that opioids like morphine and heroin act on, which ...

The National Institutes of Health funded the study. The human body relies on three kinds of opioid receptors to regulate pain, much like traffic control systems on a busy highway. Understanding ...

The Research Center for Computer-Aided Drug Discovery, The Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ...

The management of opioid-induced constipation is based on recommendations from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). The guideline only focuses on medical management (both ...

Modulating nerve fibers can release inhibitory substances at the dorsal horn, such as endogenous opioids (e.g., endorphins, enkephalins), and norepinephrine, which bind to receptors on primary ...